As we said last month, electrical theory underlies everything we do in the electrical construction business. It is therefore necessary to review this theory regularly. We continue now, with Ohm's Law. OHM'S LAW From last month's explanation of the...

Many publicly owned electrical manufacturers recently released their second-quarter 2002 earnings reports. As one would expect, the financial news wasn't good, and many companies reported sales or earnings declines of 10% or more for the second...

Have we become a nation of number crunchers, bean counters and market demographers? If so, I say we can blame baby boomers' self-indulgence and run-amok consumerism. As scary as it sounds, my generation (and, according to CEE News demographics...

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 164 recently contributed $2,000 to the Borough of Paramus' new Mobile Command Center. The chapter is also donating vital electrical and telecommunications services and materials that...

Darryl Dempsey, an electrical inspector from Hillsborough County, Fla., said that the local gas company installed this gas line to supply a water heater in the garage of a new house under construction. They wanted to do a neat job, so they...

CEE News posted the question, How do you think the World Trade Center should be rebuilt and why? on its Web site and the Electrical Contractor Network discussion board. Here are some electrical professionals' views on the rebuilding of the WTC. I...

Viewing a computer image similar to a weather map, transmission system operators are now able to see congestion on the high-voltage power lines that make up the United States' massive regional electricity grids. This multi-dimensional...

Not a day goes by when Jim Usher doesn't think about the tragic events of Sept. 11. While many Americans watched their televisions in horror as the Twin Towers collapsed, Usher, vice president of communications for E-J Electric Installation Co....

The nation’s home and rental property owners continued to upgrade their properties at a healthy clip in this year’s second quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index (RMI). NAHB’...